2017 College Football Playoff National Championship
The 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship is a bowl game that will be used to determine a national champion of NCAA Division I FBS college football for the 2016 season, to be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on Monday, January 9, 2017, between the Clemson Tigers, winners of the Fiesta Bowl, and Alabama Crimson Tide, winners of the Peach Bowl. It will be the culminating game of the 2016–17 bowl season as the third College Football Playoff National Championship.
Background
Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, was announced as the host site for the third College Football Playoff National Championship game on December 17, 2013, beating competing bids by Jacksonville, Minneapolis, San Antonio, San Francisco, and South Florida. It will be the first CFP championship game not held at the site of one of the "New Year's Six" bowls.[1]
Teams
The Alabama Crimson Tide were undefeated in the regular season and played the Washington Huskies in the Peach Bowl, winning 24–7. The Clemson Tigers played the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Fiesta Bowl and won 31–0. The championship game will be a rematch of the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship, where Alabama defeated Clemson 45–40.
2017 College Football Playoff
| Semifinals | Championship | |||||||
| December 31 – Peach BowlGeorgia Dome, Atlanta | ||||||||
| 1 | Alabama | 24 | ||||||
| 4 | Washington | 7 | January 9 – ChampionshipRaymond James Stadium, Tampa | |||||
| 1 | Alabama | 31 | ||||||
| December 31 – Fiesta BowlUniversity of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale | 2 | Clemson | 35 | |||||
| 2 | Clemson | 31 | ||||||
| 3 | Ohio State | 0 | ||||||
Starting lineups
† = 2016 All-American
Scoring summary
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Statistics
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| Clemson | Passing | ||
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| Alabama | Passing | ||
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Broadcasting
The game will be televised nationally by ESPN.
See also
References
- ^ English, Antonya; Jamison, Peter (December 16, 2013). "Tampa to host 2017 college football national championship". Tampa Bay Times. Tampa, Florida: Times Publishing Company. Retrieved July 29, 2016.